Thomas Jefferson
Resolutions: A Starting Point for Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Dickinson
On Dec 24, 1798 the Virginia Senate passed resolutions drafted by James Madison in response to the hated alien and sedition acts. Three days earlier, the House had done the same. The month prior, the Kentucky legislature passed similar resolutions drafted by Thomas...
Today in History: Moving to Philadelphia and the Compromise of 1790
Today in 1790, Congress moved the seat of government from New York to Philadelphia. The transition was the product of a political compromise, a 10-year interim solution before the capitol would be moved to the South. The deal for the placement of the capitol was...
Rights are Not Gifts from Government
โA free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.โ Thatโs how Thomas Jefferson put it in 1774. And it truly stands the test of time. Rights are not gifts from government. They donโt come from...
Nullification: Thomas Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
On this day in history – November 13, 1798 – the Kentucky Senate passed Jefferson’s resolutions against the Alien and Sedition Acts. The House passed the measure 3 days prior, sending it to Gov. James Garrard. Recognizing long-standing foundational...